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OSHA offers $12.7 million in training grants
May 31st, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor will provide a funding opportunity for more than $12.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to support training initiatives designed to promote safety and health in the nation’s workplaces. Administered by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the grants will support recipients’ efforts to provide instructor-led remote and in-person hands-on training for […]
Shelter Structures America acquires Everun America
May 26th, 2023
Shelter Structures America, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., has added Everun America, Valencia, Calif., to the Shelter Structures America brand portfolio. Everun America debuted in the U.S. market at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 in Las Vegas. Everun America offers compact equipment in the U.S. market with nationwide distribution centers in Los Angeles and Chicago. “We are excited to bring […]
TapGoods acquires Reventals
May 26th, 2023
TapGoods, Dallas, has acquired Austin, Texas-based Reventals, a large online event rental marketplace. TapGoods says the acquisition marks a key step in its goal of leading the innovation and growth of the rental industry. TapGoods launched in 2017 as a cloud-based business management and e-commerce software solutions provider for the rental industry. The company says its robust, feature-rich software […]
PEAK Event Services launches luxury linen and tabletop accessory brand
May 26th, 2023
Event logistics and equipment supplier PEAK Event Services, Boston, has launched its newest endeavor in Reverie Social, a luxury table linen and tabletop accessory brand available to rent nationwide. “Our team truly understands what it takes to put together an event, from ideation to execution, and we are excited to help planners, designers, venues, caterers and trendsetters […]
Lubbock Event Rentals acquires Spoil Me Rotten
May 26th, 2023
Lubbock Event Rentals, Lubbock, Texas, has acquired Spoil Me Rotten, also located in Lubbock. Through the acquisition, Lubbock Event Rentals has assumed ownership of Spoil Me Rotten’s location at 2311 109th St. and will relocate here from its previous address at 1211 Avenue F in Lubbock. As part of the acquisition, Lubbock Event Rentals says it […]
New leadership at Crown Point Enterprises
May 19th, 2023
Cindy Scott has moved into the role of managing director for Crown Point Enterprises. Crown Point Enterprises Inc. announced its new women-led leadership roles within its triad of sister-companies in the Pittsburgh, Penn., event industry market. Cindy Scott has moved into the role of managing director for Crown Point Enterprises Inc. Scott has been with […]
PMI increases to 50.2 in U.S.
May 10th, 2023
The U.S. manufacturing sector saw an increase in PMI to 50.2 in April. The U.S. manufacturing sector registered a slight improvement in operating conditions in April 2023 with a seasonally adjusted purchasing managers’ index or PMI at 50.2 in April, up from 49.2 in March, and broadly in line with the earlier released flash estimate […]
In memoriam: Kevin Yonce
May 1st, 2023
Former Industrial Fabrics Association International (now ATA) Chairman Kevin Yonce passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on April 29, 2023. Yonce was born January 24, 1970, in Urbana, Ill. He was a lifelong resident of Champaign-Urbana and a 1988 graduate of Urbana High School. Yonce is survived by his mother, Wanda, brother […]